Cocktail-shaker top



July 2, 1929. w. F. BRUNING COCKTAIL SHAKER TOP Filed April 11, 1928 Figl- ATTORNEY INVENTOR mama/1137211117 WITNESSES Patented July 2, 1929.

UNITED-STATES WILLIAM F. BRUNING, or NEW'YORK, N. Y;

COCKTAIL-SHAKER TOP.

Application filed'April 11,

This invention relates to caps for shakers,

V and particularly to an improved cap for a cocktail or other beverage shaker, the object being to provide a comparatively simple 5 form of cap, and one/which will function properly a stopper, as a strainer and as means presenting av pouring spout.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cap or closure for beverage shakers,

10 wherein oppositely extending spouts are provided with a st ainer connected therewith to preventice and other material from moving out with the liquid. p

A further object, more specifically, is to 5 provide a cap or closure for cocktail shakers,

30 shaker wherein a strainer is rovided and acts as a clamping member for holding the cork stopper structure firmly in position at all times.

An additional object is to provide a cap for cocktail shakers,.wherein the device as a whole presents a closure for the shaker and means are provided and forming part of the cap which will convert the cap into a discharge member.

In the accompanying drawing,-

Figure 1 is a top plan View of a cap dis closing an embodiment of the invention, the same being shown applied to a container or Figure 2 is a side view of the cap shown in Figure 1, part of a container being shown in connection therewith;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1, approximately on the line 3-3;

Figure 41 is a bottom plan view of the strainer shown in Figure 3, the same being on a reduced scale. V I

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a container or shaker provided with a mouth 2. This container may be made of glass or any desired material of any desired size. In shakers for cocktails or for other beverages some kind of a stopper must be provided, and the present invention refers to a suitable cap or closure for the shaker or container 1.

As shown particularly in Figure '3, the cap embodying the invention is provided with what may be termed a body 3 merging into pouring spouts {tand 5 and also merging into an apron 6 and a threaded tubular extension 7. The body 3 is provided with an opening substantially in line with the extension 7 whereby the auxiliary closure or stopper 8 may be positioned in body 3. This 1928. Serial No. 269,171.

closure is provided with a cork member 9 held in place against the lower part of knob 10'by a screwll threaded into an extension 12 of knob 10. By removing the auxiliary closure 8 liquid from the shaker lcould be poured readily into a receptacle without removing the cap. Aclosure member of cork 13 is pressed against the under-side of apron 6 by the flaring portion 14 of the screen or strainer 15-. It will be noted that the strainer 15 is provided with a foraminous plate 16 soldered, welded or otherwise secured tothe flange 17 which merges into the tapering portion or section 1 1. This tapering portion merges into an externally-threadedtubular portion 18 adapted to lJG-SCI'QWGd into extension 7 for holding the strainer in place and also for causing the strainer to clamp the cork 3 in place. This cork is made of a size to properly fit the mouth 2 and is preferably somewhat tapering so that a tight fit may be secured, while the downward deflection in the apron is to enable the apron to slip over the edge of the glass container and thus conceal the area of cork which would otherwise show above the rim of the vessel. In operation when it is desired to prepare a cocktail or other beverage,the body 3 is grasped and the entire cap is removed. The ingredients are then placed in the shaker and the cap re-applied and forced down into the neck 2 until tight, as shown in Figures 2and 3. The shaker -may then he agitated or shaken to any desired extent and when it is desired to pour some of the liquid from the shaker, the auxiliary closure 8 is removed and the shaker tilted so that the tapering portion 14, body 3 and one of the spouts 4 and 5 will act as a pouring outlet structure.

lVhat I claim is 1. A cap fora cocktail shaker, comprising a tubular body merging at one end into a pair of pouring spouts and at the other end into a covering apron and an internallythreaded sleeve, a cork member arranged beneath saidapron, and a strainer formed with a conical shaped portion fitting against said cork for holding the same in position and against said apron, said strainer being provided with a foraminous plate at one end and an externally-1 hreaded tubular portion at the other end, said externally threaded tubular portion being adapted to be screwed into said sleeve.

2. A cap for cocktail shakers, comprising a closure structure having a discharge opening merging into a pair of oppositely extending spouts formed substantially arcshaped on their exteriors both longitudinally and transversely so as to act in the capacity of handles, and an auxiliary closure mounted in the opening of the first-mentioned closure for closing the opening.

3. A cap, comprising a cork ring having a tapering passageway thercthrough, a cap body having a tubular outlet and an apron overlapping part oil? said cork ring, a strainer removably secured to said body, said strainer having a tapering portion fitting into said passageway for clamping said ring against said apron, and an auxiliary closure for normally closing the opening in said body.

l. A cap for containers, comprising a packing ring having a tapering aperture extending therethrough, a body having a portion acting as an abutment for said ring, a strainer removabl connected with said body and formedwith a tapering portion cluding a toraminous plate, a conical-shaped section and an exteriorly-threzuled tubular section positioned so that the threaded. portion of the strainers will be fitted into the threaded portion of the body for causing the conical-shaped. section to clamp the packing member against said apron.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this seventh day of April, A. D. 1928.

\VILLIAM F. BRUNING. 

